BMW GROUP WORLDWIDE SALES FOR SEPTEMBER 2006

- BMW brand grows by 2.2% in September
- MINI records a minus due to availability issues

Munich. The BMW Group continued its sustained successful growth as the third
quarter drew to a close. Sales of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles rose
in the first nine months of 2006 by 3.3% to 1,021,534 (previous year: 988,480).
This meant that, for the first time in the company's history, over a million
automobiles were sold by the end of the third quarter. On a monthly basis, the
number of new vehicles handed over to customers reached 132,194 units (previous
year: 131,717/+0.4%). Never before have so many vehicles been sold during the
month of September.

For the BMW brand, sales in the year to September 2006 rose by 5.5% to 874,208
automobiles (previous year: 828,597). The core model series BMW 3, 5 and 7
Series all recorded sales increases. For the 3 Series, this increase was 20.5%.
With this, the BMW Group's highest selling model series reached 374,996
vehicles sold (previous year: 311,318). Within the 3 Series, the touring
version is the leader of the pack in terms of sales growth. With 78,357 of the
3 Series touring sold, sales doubled here compared with the same period in the
previous year (39,332/+99.2%). 169,595 of the 5 Series were sold in the year up
to and including September, which is 2.1% higher than last year's already high
level (166,132). The BMW flagship, the 7 Series, grew by 8.3% to reach 36,784
units (previous year: 33,974). The BMW 1 Series also further expanded its
market position. Sales rose by 2,2% to 116,684 automobiles (previous year:
114,200).

Seen on a monthly basis, the BMW brand has grown by 2.2%, with 113,979
deliveries (previous year: 111,524). The new generation of the BMW 3 Series
Coupé and the model revision of the BMW X3 have been delivered to customers
since September 23rd. These models will provide an additional boost to growth
over the next few months.

Because of the building measures to expand capacity and to change over
production to the new generation of the MINI, it has not been possible, during
the current year, to completely meet demand from the market.
The number of MINI vehicles delivered through the first three quarters of 2006
was therefore, at 146,851 units, 7.9% less than in the previous year (159,419).
On a monthly basis, sales of MINI fell to 18,140 units (previous year:
20,118/-9.8%) compared with September 2005. The new generation of MINI in
Europe will be launched on the market on November 18. The expanded production
capacities will thus also be available, and this will take sales of MINI to new
record levels.

Rolls-Royce increased the number of Phantoms delivered in the months up to and
including September by 2.4% to 475 automobiles (previous year: 464). In
September, 75 Rolls-Royce vehicles were delivered (previous year: 75).

In the motorcycle segment, sales for the year ending September were slightly
below the previous year, declining by 1.9% to 79,333 (previous year: 80,840).
In the month of September 2006, 7,926 BMW motorcycles were sold, which is a
remarkable increase of 11.8% over the previous year's figure (7,089).

BMW Group Sales in/up to & incl. September 2006 at a glance
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